PEP 512 Introduction to Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors
Historical introduction; radioactivity; laws of statistics of radioactive decay; alpha decay; square well model; gamma decay; beta decay; beta energy spectrum; neutrinos; nuclear reactions; relativistic treatment; semiempirical mass formula; nuclear models; uranium and the transuranic elements; fission; and nuclear reactors.
Prerequisite
PEP 201 or PEP 242 or (Grad Student)
Distribution
Department of PhysicsOffered
Spring Semester